Investigating the effect of collaborative care model on the mental health of the elderly

One of the ways to improve health is to use nursing care models, among which are Collaborative Care Model (CCM). This study was conducted to determine the effect of CCM intervention on the mental health of the elderly. This work was a semi-experimental study conducted on elderly people group. The tools used included demographic profile form, Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). General health questionnaire by Goldberg included a 28-item questionnaire. The elderly were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Routine care was done for the control group and educational interventions including CCM were done for the test group. The results of this study showed that there was no difference between the test and control groups in all areas of public health as well as the overall score of public health in the stage before the implementation of the CCM model. However, with the implementation of this model in the elderly group, in all areas of the mentioned questionnaire and the overall score, the general health status was improved (P=0.000). Therefore, it is recommended to carry out this intervention to improve health.